Bold Riley

In the Roud index as number 18160, according to the excellent site Mainly Norfolk.
Oddly it is not in the Shanties of the Seven Seas (Stan Hugill), I’ll have to investigate its origins more.

Oh the rain it rains the whole day long,
Bold Riley oh, Bold Riley,
And the Northern Wind blows steady and strong,
Bold Riley oh, gone away

(Refrain, after each verse)
Goodbye my sweetheart, Goodbye my dear-o,
Bold Riley oh, Bold Riley,
Goodbye my darling, Goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley oh, Gone away

Now the anchors’ weighed and our rags are set,
Bold Riley oh, Bold Riley,
And the Liverpool girls we’ll never forget,
Bold Riley oh, Gone away

Now cheer up Mary Ellen and don’t look so glum,
Come whitestocking day you’ll be drinking hot rum,

Now we’re outward bound for the Bengal Bay,
Bold Riley oh, Bold Riley,
Put a bend in your backs, ’tis a hell of a way,
Bold Riley oh, Gone away